Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

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Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

District: Baltimore City Public Schools

County: Baltimore City

1400 W Cold Spring Ln

Baltimore, MD 21209

(410) 396-7026

School Type:

Public School

Grade Levels Offered:

9 - 12

Charter School:

Receives Title 1 Funding:

Local Area:

Large City

Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards

Milken Educator Award winning teachers from this school

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Students:

1,187

Full-time Teachers:

Student-to-Teacher Ratio:

20:1

Student Eligible for Lunch Programs (% of total):

35%

Minority Enrollment (% of total):

74.3%

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Teacher Spotlight - Award Winning Teachers

Milken Educator Awards

Teacher's Name:

Kiara D. Hargrove

Institution Name:

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Location:

Baltimore, MD

Subjects Taught:

Chemistry

Grades:

At the time of the Award , Kiara D. Hargrove was:
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Institution Name:

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Location:

Baltimore, MD

Subjects Taught:

Science

Grades:

9-10

Biographical Information:
Science teacher Kiara Delle Hargrove gets urban high school students excited about chemistry at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, one of the state's top performing high schools. Hargrove frequently turns lessons into fun, active experiments, such as a demonstration about distilling water from a can of soda, which became a competition to see who could distill the most water. She integrates reading and writing strategies into her lessons, insisting that the writing and spelling in her students' science papers be as accurate as the science and math. Teaching a variety of academic levels at once, from special education to gifted, she differentiates instruction to reach every student. Hargrove facilitates remedial math and science study skills among incoming freshmen through the Summer Bridge Program, and serves as the ninth-grade advisor. As co-advisor of the Math Engineering and Science Association (MESA), she helps elevate the study of math and science among girls, especially African-Americans, at Sudbrook Magnet Middle School. Hargrove was chair of the School Improvement Team from 2006-07 and is co-author of the School Improvement Plan. She has influenced many of her fellow teachers to go beyond traditional approaches to teaching.